By Marianne Goodland | The Denver Gazette
Colorado officials said they have something to celebrate this week, in addition to the state’s sesquicentennial birthday on Saturday.
U.S. News & World Report on Tuesday gave Colorado its top ranking for education efforts from pre-K to postsecondary, though it didn’t fare well in other areas, such as health access and crime.
Gov. Jared Polis celebrated the announcement with a trip to the Farrell B. Howell ECE-8 School in east Denver.
U.S. News & World Report issued its annual best states rankings on Tuesday.
Colorado earned its first place in education based on “increases in associate degree completion and attainment rates, as well as substantial growth in preschool enrollment enabled by the Colorado Universal Preschool program.”
For this year’s report, Colorado ranked ninth in pre-K and third in higher education.
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